Palézieux-Village railway station
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Palézieux-Village railway station serves the municipality
of Palézieux
, in the canton
of Vaud
, Switzerland
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This is a basic station with just one platform on the single-track line.
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There are two railway stations in the municipality, at Palézieux-Village and Palézieux-Gare. Palézieux-Village station is on Swiss Federal Railways' Broye valley line (from Payerne) which then connects with their Olten-Lausanne mainline, at a junction just to the north of Palézieux-Gare. The station at Palézieux-Gare (which is called simply Palézieux) is 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) northeast of Lausanne station (by rail) and is also the terminus of the metre gauge
Transports publics Fribourgeois
(TPF) railway line to the Gruyère. It is possible to travel by train between the two stations in the municipality.
S21 service, with trains running once an hour in each direction between Lausanne and Payerne. This is an S-Bahn
type service.
Previous stop: Palézieux. Next stop: Châtillens.
There are additional regional express trains (two in the morning and two in the evening) which pass through Palézieux-Village, to cater for peak-time demand in and out of Lausanne; these do not call at this station, however they do call at the nearby Palézieux station (at Palézieux-Gare).
Municipalities of Switzerland
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of Palézieux
Palézieux
Palézieux is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Palézieux is first mentioned in 1134 as de Palaisol....
, in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
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of Vaud
Vaud
Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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This is a basic station with just one platform on the single-track line.
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There are two railway stations in the municipality, at Palézieux-Village and Palézieux-Gare. Palézieux-Village station is on Swiss Federal Railways' Broye valley line (from Payerne) which then connects with their Olten-Lausanne mainline, at a junction just to the north of Palézieux-Gare. The station at Palézieux-Gare (which is called simply Palézieux) is 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) northeast of Lausanne station (by rail) and is also the terminus of the metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
Transports publics Fribourgeois
Transports publics Fribourgeois
The Transports Publics Fribourgeois is a renaming of the former Chemins de fer Fribourgeois Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat when the municipal Transport en commun de Fribourg was absorbed in 2000.- The Railways :...
(TPF) railway line to the Gruyère. It is possible to travel by train between the two stations in the municipality.
Passenger services
Passengers are provided for at this station by the Réseau Express VaudoisLéman RER
The Léman RER , referred to as S-Bahn Léman in German-speaking areas, is a planned commuter rail network for the cities of Lausanne and Geneva in west Switzerland.- Réseau Express Vaudois :...
S21 service, with trains running once an hour in each direction between Lausanne and Payerne. This is an S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
type service.
Previous stop: Palézieux. Next stop: Châtillens.
There are additional regional express trains (two in the morning and two in the evening) which pass through Palézieux-Village, to cater for peak-time demand in and out of Lausanne; these do not call at this station, however they do call at the nearby Palézieux station (at Palézieux-Gare).